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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Ofalcohol use disorderInteractions while sleeping, such as sleepwalking, sleep-eating or sleep-drivingImpaired memoryWorsened quality of sleepRisk of deathFrequently, the effects of mixing these substances are related to a suppression of the normal function of the body, especially the nervous system, including the parts of the brain that affect breathing, cognition, and alertness.Risk of OverdoseThe risk of a sleeping pill and alcohol overdose is very real.Studies showthat many common sleeping pills can be deadly when mixed with alcohol, especially if too much is used of either substance.Death can occur when the combination suppresses the level of breathing beyond what is safe, or if this combination affects the heart. While it is common to think of a sleeping pill and alcohol death being related to changes in the heartbeat or breathing, death may also be more likely due to the combined impairment of alertness, judgment, and coordination. This impairment makes seemingly simple activities like swimming, driving or crossing the road potentially deadly.Sleep InteractionsMixing sleeping pills and alcohol can also lead to sleepwalking and impaired memory. There areseveral documented casesof people sleepwalking, sleep-eating and even sleep-driving on the popular sleeping medication Ambien.These episodes may not always be remembered afterward. When alcohol is mixed with a medication like Ambien, these effects are worse. These episodes could result in injury or, in some situations, like sleep-driving, may lead to arrest or other unintended legal consequences.Decreased Sleep QualityFinally, mixing sleeping medications and alcoholdoes not improve sleep. While this combination may make a person feel more tired and fall asleep more quickly, the rest that they will get will be of poor quality. The changes in the chemicals in the brain that occur with alcohol use, especially when combined with sleeping pills, will decrease the sleep-related brain waves and cause the person to feel unrested when they wake
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